Etymology

inflammatory

in·flam·ma·tor·y
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Today it means: Tending to inflame or provoke somebody. Full definition →

Latin īnflammātōrius ← Proto-Italic *flagmā ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  6. Proto-Italic*flagmā
  7. Latinflamma
  8. Latinflammō
  9. Latinīnflammō
  10. Latinīnflammātōrius
  11. English todayinflammatory

Derived from Latin īnflammātōrius. By surface analysis, inflammate + -ory.

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